The true and tragic story of one of the most famous elephants of all time: Queenie, the gentle Indian elephant. Evoking a time when elephants were giving rides in zoos all around the world, the true story of Queenie follows her from her birth in an Indian jungle to Australia’s Melbourne Zoo, where she lived for more than forty years.

• ISBN: 9780763663759
• Author: Fenton, Corinne
• Illustrator: Gouldthorpe, Peter
• Published: 2013 , Candlewick Press
• Themes: Animals, Change the world, Jungles, Zoos
• Descriptors: Australia, Early Years (ages 2-6), Nonfiction, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)